No. 22-268

City of Chicago, Illinois v. Marcella M. Mance

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-09-21
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: bankruptcy bankruptcy-avoidance circuit-split due-process impoundment judicial-lien ordinance-enforcement statutory-lien vehicle-impoundment
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-11-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a lien that arises automatically by operation of an ordinance when a vehicle is impounded is a statutory lien, and not a judicial lien avoidable in bankruptcy, even where the impoundment was preceded by judicial process to adjudicate the debt secured by the lien

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a lien that arises automatically by operation of an ordinance when a vehicle is impounded is a statutory lien, and not a judicial lien avoidable in bankruptcy, even where the impoundment was preceded by judicial process to adjudicate the debt secured by the lien. 1

Docket Entries

2022-11-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/18/2022.
2022-09-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2022)
2022-07-15
Application (22A32) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until September 19, 2022.
2022-07-07
Application (22A32) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 20, 2022 to September 18, 2022, submitted to Justice Barrett.

Attorneys

City of Chicago
Myriam Zreczny KasperCity of Chicago Department of Law, Petitioner
Myriam Zreczny KasperCity of Chicago Department of Law, Petitioner